Recent content by Danman2k06

And just in case anyone wants to read a little more on trusses in general, I found this MFG's "encyclopedia" to be very informative. http://www.statybulyga.lt/mokymai/medziaga/Santvaru_Enciklopedija.pdf

Ok I realized a few things tonight while I was in the attic. I actually took some video so I didn't have to keep going up there in the freezing cold. While at a quick glance, all the trusses look the same, there are actually THREE types of trusses up there. Double cantilever, fink, and single...

So I checked into the trusses being over a window/door. They are, and also are not. Over the back sliding door, there are 3 trusses. 2 of which are missing webs, one of which is not. The other truss missing the web is just randomly located somewhere in the middle of the kitchen, surrounded by...

Ok guys I went up in the attic tonight and pulled back a ton of insulation, looking for any more clues. A few things I observed: -The garage does not have any "additional webs", with a clear span of 24'. - Every truss is toe nailed on both sides of the bottom chord to the top plate. No gap...

Found out some things of interest tonight. My house was built by high-schoolers. By that I mean an educational building trades program. They must have done a half decent job, because everyone comments on how well everything was done. Anyways, I got to this after I remembered our home inspector...

Ishiboo, I also noticed the lack of headers. You can see in the doorway between the kitchen/living area, and also above the closet opening. I might chalk up the doorway to a mistake (if the wall was structural) as it is only 30". But the closet opening as well? That's about a 5' gap. Would...

Bczygan, dually noted, and I appreciate the bluntness.

Wow, sounds like there is hope yet! Thanks everyone. Tomorrow I have off so the wife and I will be visiting the county permitting office to get that ball rolling. Rest assured everyone- no questionable wood will be moved unless I've got someone's name on a paper with a stamp, saying he's...

This is exactly what the trusses look like. All 2x4 construction. Now here is where I'm a little confused. Some of the trusses have an additional web closer to the heel. Some don't. I can't figure out the rhyme or reason. Here the air gaps and lack of insulation, is over the front porch...

Here's the house. And the wall in question. And here is what I was talking about with the top plate.

Hey guys thought I'd post an update. Things are moving slower than we had hoped (of course). The engineer has been jerking us around for the past few weeks, ever since we had the big snow storm in MD. In the meantime, we removed all the sheetrock from the section we want to take out and had the...

Hey guys, first post here. Somewhat related to my garage, so bear with me. My wife and I just moved into our 1985 rancher mid-December, and have started to change things around to fit our lives. It's got a single car finished garage, 10.5' ceilings. Engineered trusses in the attic throughout the...